Winter Fuel Payment

The Winter Fuel Payment is an annual payment of between £100 and £300 paid to pensioner households. The amount of Winter Fuel Payment that you can get varies according to your personal situation.

Most people who are entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment do not need to make a claim. If you get State Pension, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (PIP), Incapacity Benefit, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, Carer’s Allowance, Severe Disablement Allowance or a Bereavement Benefit, and you are getting one of these benefits in the qualifying week you do not need to make a claim. A Winter Fuel Payment will be made automatically.

If you successfully claimed a Winter Fuel Payment the previous year and your circumstances have not changed, you also do not need to make a claim.

Winter fuel payments are separate from the Cold Weather Payment (see chapter 2). To make a claim for Winter Fuel Payment go to: www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@over50/documents/digitalasset/dg_202363.pdf